Trunk-protector



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ROBERT M. VADE, OF lVADESVILLE, VIRGINIA.

TRUNK-PROTECTOR.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 20,832, dated July 6, 1858.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ROBERT M. NVADE, of lVadesville, in the county of Clark and State ot' Virginia, have invented a new and useful Trunk-Protector; and I do hereby declare that the following` is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, forming part of this specification,in the several figures of which similar characters of reference denote the same part.

Figure l is a side view-of a trunk having myprotector attached. Fig. 2 is an end view of the same. Fig 3 is atransverse section on The object of my invention is to prevent injury to trunks by the rough usage they meet with from baggage-porters and others.

The nature of the invention consists in providing a skeleton casing of sufficient strength and elasticity to resist the blows to which the trunk maybe subjected, which casing is to be attachedin the'rnanner of an ordinary canvas cover. The details of construction and operation will be understood from the following description.

In the drawings, B B are a Series of strips of tough wood bent at their extremities so as to pass around Ithe edge of the trunk. These cured to the top and sides of trunks, sinceV these strips form part of the trunk. Moreover, they do not protect the edges.

Having described my invention and the operation thereof, I claim- The skeleton trunk-casing made up of wooden strips,with ben-t extremities connected with straps and attachedl to the trunk, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

Intestimony whereofl have hereunto signed m'y name before two subscribing Witnesses.

ROBT. M. WADE. Witnesses:

GEO. PATTEN, JOHN S. HOLLINGSHEAD. 

